Biden-appointed federal judge rules Trump's 'third country' deportation policy is unconstitutional
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A federal judge appointed by former President Joe Biden on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from deporting illegal immigrants to so-called "third countries" without first giving them notice and an opportunity to challenge their removal, in a high-stakes case that is likely headed to the Supreme Court.
The ruling from U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy comes months after lawyers filed a class-action lawsuit in Boston challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s process of deporting illegal immigrants in the U.S. to so-called "third countries" — countries that are not their home country and were not previously designated in their removal orders.
Murphy ultimately sided with the migrants Wednesday, ruling that DHS' third-country removal policy is unlawful and violates due process protections under the U.S. Constitution. "This case is about whether the government may, without notice, deport a person to the wrong country, or a country where he is likely to be persecuted, or tortured, thereby depriving that person of the opportunity to seek protections to which he would be undisputedly entitled," Murphy said.
Neither DHS nor DOJ immediately responded to Fox News Digital's request for comment on the case or whether the administration plans to appeal the ruling.
FEDERAL JUDGES IN NEW YORK AND TEXAS BLOCK TRUMP DEPORTATIONS AFTER SCOTUS RULING
DHS officials have previously claimed an "undisputed authority" to deport criminal illegal aliens to third countries that have agreed to accept them. "If these activist judges had their way, aliens who are so uniquely barbaric that their own countries won’t take them back, including convicted murderers, child rapists and drug traffickers, would walk free on American streets," former Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in June, after the Supreme Court temporarily permitted the Trump administration to continue its deportation policy amid legal challenges.
In her June statement, McLaughlin said the Biden administration created a "national security nightmare" through lax immigration enforcement, which "allowed millions of illegal aliens to flood our country." Her critique echoed longstanding Republican arguments that Biden’s early decisions to halt border wall construction and reverse Trump-era removal policies fueled a crisis that saw encounters peak at a record 2.4 million in 2023. While Biden eventually enacted a restrictive 2024 executive order that brought crossings down to 2020 levels, Trump campaigned on a promise of mass deportations to clear the backlog. His "third country" policy represents the …
Who's accountable for the results?
A federal judge appointed by former President Joe Biden on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from deporting illegal immigrants to so-called "third countries" without first giving them notice and an opportunity to challenge their removal, in a high-stakes case that is likely headed to the Supreme Court.
The ruling from U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy comes months after lawyers filed a class-action lawsuit in Boston challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s process of deporting illegal immigrants in the U.S. to so-called "third countries" — countries that are not their home country and were not previously designated in their removal orders.
Murphy ultimately sided with the migrants Wednesday, ruling that DHS' third-country removal policy is unlawful and violates due process protections under the U.S. Constitution. "This case is about whether the government may, without notice, deport a person to the wrong country, or a country where he is likely to be persecuted, or tortured, thereby depriving that person of the opportunity to seek protections to which he would be undisputedly entitled," Murphy said.
Neither DHS nor DOJ immediately responded to Fox News Digital's request for comment on the case or whether the administration plans to appeal the ruling.
FEDERAL JUDGES IN NEW YORK AND TEXAS BLOCK TRUMP DEPORTATIONS AFTER SCOTUS RULING
DHS officials have previously claimed an "undisputed authority" to deport criminal illegal aliens to third countries that have agreed to accept them. "If these activist judges had their way, aliens who are so uniquely barbaric that their own countries won’t take them back, including convicted murderers, child rapists and drug traffickers, would walk free on American streets," former Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in June, after the Supreme Court temporarily permitted the Trump administration to continue its deportation policy amid legal challenges.
In her June statement, McLaughlin said the Biden administration created a "national security nightmare" through lax immigration enforcement, which "allowed millions of illegal aliens to flood our country." Her critique echoed longstanding Republican arguments that Biden’s early decisions to halt border wall construction and reverse Trump-era removal policies fueled a crisis that saw encounters peak at a record 2.4 million in 2023. While Biden eventually enacted a restrictive 2024 executive order that brought crossings down to 2020 levels, Trump campaigned on a promise of mass deportations to clear the backlog. His "third country" policy represents the …
Biden-appointed federal judge rules Trump's 'third country' deportation policy is unconstitutional
Who's accountable for the results?
A federal judge appointed by former President Joe Biden on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from deporting illegal immigrants to so-called "third countries" without first giving them notice and an opportunity to challenge their removal, in a high-stakes case that is likely headed to the Supreme Court.
The ruling from U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy comes months after lawyers filed a class-action lawsuit in Boston challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s process of deporting illegal immigrants in the U.S. to so-called "third countries" — countries that are not their home country and were not previously designated in their removal orders.
Murphy ultimately sided with the migrants Wednesday, ruling that DHS' third-country removal policy is unlawful and violates due process protections under the U.S. Constitution. "This case is about whether the government may, without notice, deport a person to the wrong country, or a country where he is likely to be persecuted, or tortured, thereby depriving that person of the opportunity to seek protections to which he would be undisputedly entitled," Murphy said.
Neither DHS nor DOJ immediately responded to Fox News Digital's request for comment on the case or whether the administration plans to appeal the ruling.
FEDERAL JUDGES IN NEW YORK AND TEXAS BLOCK TRUMP DEPORTATIONS AFTER SCOTUS RULING
DHS officials have previously claimed an "undisputed authority" to deport criminal illegal aliens to third countries that have agreed to accept them. "If these activist judges had their way, aliens who are so uniquely barbaric that their own countries won’t take them back, including convicted murderers, child rapists and drug traffickers, would walk free on American streets," former Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in June, after the Supreme Court temporarily permitted the Trump administration to continue its deportation policy amid legal challenges.
In her June statement, McLaughlin said the Biden administration created a "national security nightmare" through lax immigration enforcement, which "allowed millions of illegal aliens to flood our country." Her critique echoed longstanding Republican arguments that Biden’s early decisions to halt border wall construction and reverse Trump-era removal policies fueled a crisis that saw encounters peak at a record 2.4 million in 2023. While Biden eventually enacted a restrictive 2024 executive order that brought crossings down to 2020 levels, Trump campaigned on a promise of mass deportations to clear the backlog. His "third country" policy represents the …
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